Anouk Ferjac

During the Spanish Civil War, Fando is troubled by conflicting feelings toward his mother, whom he suspects aided in his father's capture by fascists.

A poetic Quebecois seeks his roots in France, where he becomes involved with two troubled women.

In the vein of such classic coming of age films as Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows, Diane Kurys’s Peppermint Soda captures a particular moment in the tumultuous life and development of young people.

A widowed author asserts himself within the life of an actress he believes is somehow responsible for the hit-and-run death of his son.